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Stocks on the Continent vaulted higher during the final hour of trading after news broke that the US was considering postponing its decision on whether to place tariffs on imports of foreign automobiles for up to six months.

London stocks snapped higher following news that the US would postpone a decision on imports of foreign cars by at least six months and some positive headlines around US-China trade talks, but analysts remained of a clearly cautious bent.

Immunodiagnostics company Oncimmune Holdings announced on Wednesday that its distributor for Israel, Best Medical Opinion, has received regulatory approval for the sale of the ‘EarlyCDT-Lung’ product in Israel.

Oil and gas company Cabot Energy updated the market on its financial position, operations and trading for the quarter ended 31 March on Wednesday, reporting a fall in revenue to $2m from $3. 4m year-on-year.

Stocks on the Continent are holding modestly lower following the release of weak data in both China and the US, with Italian issues especially weak after one of the country's leaders voiced support for breaking the euro area's budget rules if necessary.

Natural resources investment company Armadale Capital updated the market on progress on the definitive feasibility study for the Mahenge Liandu Graphite Project on Wednesday, reporting that it was on track to complete in the fourth quarter in 2019.